Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Summary 2

The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp", and pes, "foot".

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  1. (c) maritzasouthafrica, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por maritzasouthafrica
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tringa_stagnatilis

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